We represent hedge
funds, corporate treasuries, financial
institutions, managed account platforms,
asset managers and high-net-worth
individuals in structuring, negotiating
and executing complex and bespoke
derivative instruments.
We advise
on a wide range of products including
swaps, options, forwards and repos,
covering interest rate, fixed income,
currency, commodity, equity, credit,
basket and index underliers. The team
routinely advises on matters such as:
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Prime brokerage and issues around
rehypothecation and segregation;
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Custody and collateral;
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Securities lending and margin financing
matters;
- Repos;
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Structured products;
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Exchange traded derivatives;
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Central clearing including OTC clearing
under Dodd-Frank and EMIR;
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Cash equities and cash bond trading
under broker terms of business; and
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Electronic trading arrangements.
Our team works
alongside our specialist lawyers in
financial services, regulatory, capital
markets, tax and dispute resolution and
is able to advise on both the day-to-day
trading requirements of our clients, and
the most complex derivative and
structured product transactions in both
transactional and contentious roles.